Motor-Point Stimulation for Conditioning the Diaphragm of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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Official title
Multi-Center Pivotal Study of Motor-Point Stimulation for Conditioning the Diaphragm of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Brief summary
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The overall goal of this research is to delay the respiratory decline of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) thereby increasing their lifespan by conditioning the diaphragm with laparoscopically placed electrodes. This device currently holds an Investigational Device Exemption No. G040142 in the United States and is currently undergoing clinical trials at University Hospitals (Cleveland), Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), Henry Ford Health System, The Methodist Hospital, and Stanford University.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00420719
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 2004 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Oct 2009 (Estimated)
- Completion
- Oct 2009 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- Mar 18, 2009
2004 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 7
- U.S. states
- 6
- U.S. cities
- 7
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Norris - California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) | San Francisco | California | 94115 | — |
| Stanford University Medical Center | Stanford | California | 94305 | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | Florida | 32224 | — |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | Maryland | 21287 | — |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit | Michigan | 48202-2689 | — |
| University Hospitals Of Cleveland | Cleveland | Ohio | 44106 | — |
| The Methodist Hospital | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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About this trial record page
- What this page shows
- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00420719, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
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- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
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- Last update posted Mar 18, 2009 · Synced Oct 21, 2026
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